Got a Golden Sweet Tooth? Try the World's Most Expensive Jelly Beans!

When
you think of luxury, what comes to mind? Caviar? Champagne? Truffles? What
about jellybeans? Well, if you count them among the elite of foodstuffs, you
will now. Today, Jelly Belly founder David Klein will unveil $500 jelly beans at Chicago's Sweets & Snacks Expo.

Jelly
Belly founder David Klein began his jelly bean career by creating an array of
flavors never before seen in jelly beans. From pear to buttered popcorn to
margarita. Then he moved to the more humble side of the jellybean: the
"belly flops," the lumpy, unrefined, rejected jelly belly creations.
His tastes have since turned from the prince to the pauper. Klein has partnered
with Leaf Brands to created "Beyond Gourmet Jelly Beans," which will
be coated in 24-carat gold leaf and sold in crystal jars. These are not your toddler's
jelly beans - they're all grown up. According to the press release the jelly
beans have been inspired by "food deconstruction masters such as José
Andrés and Ferran Adrià." Flavors reflecting "exotic spices, herbs,
roots, flowers, fruits, and nuts specific to world cultures" will combine
in the eater's mouth to create exotic and creative dishes. It's as if Willy
Wonka had gone to culinary school. As Klein's creations are the world's most
expensive jelly beans, they will be under the watch of an armed guard at the
show. We keep careful guard over our candy stash too, but that's for different
reasons.

Will
you be waiting in line to buy the beans? Or should Klein leave the molecular
gastronomy to the masters and stick to sweets?

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